Maine Educational Center for the Deaf Governor Baxter School for the Deaf

01/31/2026

We are collecting items for families in need who have Deaf or hard of hearing children. Please consider donating if you can! 😊

01/30/2026

This was a hilarious interaction between one of the Mackworth Island Preschool students and therapy dog Obie today! 🤣😂🤣

Make sure you read the photo captions! 

01/30/2026

Today therapy dog Obie visited the Preschool on Mackworth island. Both the kids and Obie had a wonderful time full of treats, hugs and cuddles! 🥰

01/29/2026

Are you interested in learning ASL in a supportive voice-off environment online? Beginner and Intermediate levels are available starting in February. Here is the link to sign up:

https://bit.ly/DeafLEADASLSp26

01/28/2026

In September, the Litchfield Fair hosted their first ever Deaf & Hard of Hearing Family Fun Day in collaboration with the fabulous Megan Garrity of MECDHH and Amber Woodcock (now Parsons) of Maine Hands & Voices. They have won an award for the event!!! ♥️🙌🏼

The Litchfield Fair has won an award for new agricultural educational events in Division 1 (fairs with under 100,000 attendees per year) from the IAFE (International Association of Fairs and Expositions) for our “Deaf and Hard of Hearing Family Fun Day,” which was created by partnering with MECDHH and Maine Hands & Voices.

The Litchfield Farmers’ Club would like to offer sincere gratitude and appreciation to the amazing and incredibly busy Megan Garrity, from Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MECDHH), and Amber Parsons, the fun and fantastic president of Maine Hands & Voices. They both went above and beyond to turn a simple idea by Fair Director Amanda Wade Smith into something extraordinary for our community. Thank you to MECDHH and Maine Hands & Voices for their dedication to the deaf community and to creating events connecting families with opportunities throughout the year, all across the state of Maine.

The Litchfield Farmers’ Club would also like to thank the greater Litchfield community and all our wonderful Directors, amazing volunteers and extremely generous sponsors who make the Litchfield Fair, all our projects, programs and the Litchfield Fair itself possible. Thank you.

A list of our Sponsors can be found at https://litchfieldfair.com/pages/display/our-sponsors and we are continually updating this list throughout the year.

Amanda would also like to extend appreciation to the Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs (MAAF), MAAF Foundation, as well as Barry and Junia Norris and the LFC Officers and Directors for the encouragement and support to find the courage and follow-through to make her idea a reality. To Dave, Davey and Daisy, for understanding the time the Fair takes, and to Daisy for the idea itself.

See you in September, the weekend after Labor Day!

01/24/2026

Don’t forget to join us this Saturday for our Pop-Up Playgroup at the Western Maine Play Museum!

01/22/2026

Looking for something fun to do this weekend with your Deaf or hard of hearing child aged 6 or under? Join us this Saturday for our Pop-Up Playgroup at the Western Maine Play Museum!

01/16/2026

Our Parent Infant/Toddler playgroup allows families with young Deaf or hard of hearing children to experience different language options with Teachers of the Deaf and Deaf language models. Families can practice their skills while getting to know other families and having fun!

This week, we had fun with animals and used different art media to make art while focusing on movement words in ASL and spoken English.

01/16/2026

MECDHH/GBSD is thrilled to welcome our new ASL Family and staff trainer/ Deaf Language Mentor Daniel Belozovsky! 🙌🏼

01/15/2026

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